Registering with the practice

files You will need to come to the surgery to complete the registration process - you will need to bring two forms of evidence of identity.

You will be asked to complete a medical questionnaire. This is because it can take up to 6 weeks for us to recieve your medical records from your previous GP surgery.

PLEASE NOTE :

YOU WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNTIL YOU HAVE SIGNED THE APPLICATION FORM, AND PROVIDED A MINIMUM OF 2 FORMS OF EVIDENCE OF IDENTITY AND LEGAL RESIDENCE IN THE UK.

(acceptable forms of identity for registration purposes are: Valid Current Passport, Photo Driving Licence, Household Utility Bills, Bank Statements)

Practice Area

The map below shows the areas we generally cover.

practice area

Non-English Speakers

These fact sheets have been written to explain the role of UK health services, the National Health Service (NHS), to newly-arrived individuals seeking asylum. They cover issues such as the role of GPs, their function as gatekeepers to the health services, how to register and how to access emergency services.

Special care has been taken to ensure that information is given in clear language, and the content and style has been tested with user groups.

Open the leaflets in one of the following languages

English	Urdu
Albanian	Hindi
Arabic	Lithuanian
Bulgarian	Polish
Chinese (Cantonese)	Portuguese
Chinese (Mandarin)	Spanish
Russian	French
Turkish	Punjabi
Gujerati	Somali
Croatian	Bengali

Noticeboard

PATIENT INFORMATION KIOSK

We have a new Patient Information Kiosk in the waiting room - It is an interactive touchscreen which has internet access and is for patients use.

You can access information about the practice, access medical information on the internet, give feedback about the care provided to you by the Doctors and Nurses and leave any other comments you would like. Please do have a go - it is very easy to use and if you have any problems just ask the receptionist to assist you.

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Dr Surridge is back !

We are delight to announce that Dr Surridge has returned from Maternity leave and is now available on Tuesdays AM & PM, Wednesday AM and Thursday AM.

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We are very pleased to announce that Dr Seema Karim will be joining us in early February 2013.

Dr Karim will be with us until September 2013 and is training to be a GP. We hope you will join us in making her feel welcome.

Dr Phillips is leaving us at the end of Janaury but will be returning again in August, 2013.

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You can now book appointments and request Repeat Prescriptions through this service once you notify us of your own personal email address. Each family memeber MUST have a separate email address as the system links directly to your own individual medical record.

If you haven't regsitered to use this service yet please see the section in the "Appointments" tab above or contact reception.

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DRAYTON MEDICAL SERVICES

You may not know but there is a private side to the practice. We currently offer Occupational Health Services to a wide range of local clients - including local government, manufacturing industries, service industries and shipping companies. We also offer private vaccinations and minor surgical procedures which are not available on the NHS.

If we could be of assistance to you personally or to your company why not have a look at the website: www.draytonmedicalservices.co.uk

or call us on:

023 92 310167